"That's pretty normal..." - SA great drops blunt verdict on Shubman Gill's future

The legendary South Africa National Cricket Team batsman Hashim Amla has dropped a colossal verdict on the future of the 25-year-old India National Cricket Team batter Shubman Gill.

Hashim Amla said that the young Indian batting sensation Shubman Gill will be the 'next big and best thing' in international cricket.

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Shubman Gill in great form currently

Gill has been going through a purple patch currently. He delivered an exceptional batting performance in the recent ODI series against the England National Cricket Team that helped him become the No.1 batter in the ICC ODI Rankings.

Shubman Gill looked marvelous with the bat, and many experts labeled him as a player with the potential to become the greatest ODI batter of all time.

In the three-match ODI series against England, Gill smashed 87 and 60 runs in the first two matches before smashing a century (112 runs) in the final match.

He has continued his good form in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as well. The 25-year-old batter smashed a match-winning century (101*) against Bangladesh and then followed it up with a brilliant 46-run knock against Pakistan.

"For India, you have got Shubham Gill; Rishabh Pant has been around for a while" - Hashim Amla

Meanwhile, Hashim Amla has said that Shubman Gill has the potential to be the next big thing in international cricket along with Rishabh Pant and Ryan Rickelton.

"For India, you have got Shubham Gill; Rishabh Pant has been around for a while. For South Africa, we have Ryan Rickelton who has done really well off late," Amla, who is playing for South Africa Masters in the International Masters League, told PTI Videos in an exclusive interaction.

"Every country has about 2-3 cricketers who are going to come through and I think that's pretty normal, that you see that every five years some youngster poke in the head through international cricket, and possibly be the next best, big thing," he added.

"India have obviously a very good chance" - Hashim Amla makes Champions Trophy prediction

While making his ICC Champions Trophy 2025 predictions, Hashim Amla said that India are one of the hot favorites because they have got a dangerous top 3. He also added that South Africa have a well-balanced squad and they can win the tournament as well.

"To have him and Rohit (Sharma) at the top, it's a very potent and dangerous opening partnership, and then they have got Virat (Kohli) at No 3," said Amla.

"India have obviously a very good chance, they have a fantastic team over the (last) 15-odd years," he said.

"South Africa have (a) great chance (too), they have fantastic batting and bowling and whole unit looks very well balanced, they have a excellent chance to make it to top four and then hopefully win it," added Amla.

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